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Market Engagement – Future Catering Services Contract (2026), City of Glasgow College

Cafeteria services
Canteen and catering services
Canteen services
+3 more
Scotland (UKM8)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: City of Glasgow College: "Market Engagement – Future Catering Services Contract (2026), City of Glasgow College". Published status: planned. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCity of Glasgow CollegeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
planned
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for City of Glasgow College. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.6Bids / Report
37.5% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 19 active published awards; 16 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityCity of Glasgow College
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusplanned
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
Last source update7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCafeteria services, Canteen and catering services, Canteen services, Catering services, Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions, Restaurant and food-serving services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM8)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055a4a
What is being bought
City of Glasgow College is preparing for the re-procurement of its catering services contract, due to commence in August 2026. The College operates a multi-site catering environment including refectories, coffee shops, hospitality catering, vending, and retail services across its City and Riverside campuses. We are undertaking this early market engagement exercise to gather supplier insights into: - Pricing strategies and financial models appropriate for the further education sector - Sustainable, affordable, and inclusive catering solutions - Market trends and innovations - Value-added community benefits This process is intended to help us shape the procurement strategy, contract structure, and service model to reflect both market capability and the needs of our students, staff, and visitors.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to planned
    7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    planned
    Published valueNot published
    Description: City of Glasgow College is preparing for the re-procurement of its catering services contract, due to commence in August 2026. The College operates a multi-site catering environment including refectories, coffee shops, hospitality catering, vending, and retail services across its City and Riverside campuses. We are undertaking this early market engagement exercise to gather supplier insights into: - Pricing strategies and financial models appropriate for the further education sector - Sustainable, affordable, and inclusive catering solutions - Market trends and innovations - Value-added community benefits This process is intended to help us shape the procurement strategy, contract structure, and service model to reflect both market capability and the needs of our students, staff, and visitors. Scope of the Future Tender (indicative): - Multi-outlet food and beverage provision across two Campuses (Cathedral Street & Thistle Street, Glasgow) - Hospitality and events catering - Vending services - Sustainable supply chains and waste management - Social and community benefit initiatives Key Topics for Feedback: - Pricing Models (e.g., fixed price, nil subsidy, cost-plus, turnover commission, hybrid) - Approaches to managing cost volatility (inflation, food costs) - Financial transparency (e.g., open book accounting) - Social value contributions and sustainability initiatives - Innovations in technology, payment systems, and customer experience Supplier Response: Interested catering providers are invited to access and complete the linked Market Engagement Questionnaire, providing their insight and feedback. https://forms.office.com/e/WsF9rjP0Rj Responses should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland by Friday, 25th July 2025. There will be no evaluation of suppliers or scoring at this stage. This process is solely to inform our procurement approach. Participation is entirely optional and does not form part of any subsequent tender evaluation. Additional information: Anticipated contract start date: August 2026
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

City of Glasgow College

Contracting authority GB-FTS-5039
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